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Asia Day Ahead: BoJ meeting in focus

Following a two-day reprieve, market participants are back to the sell button on Wall Street, with the Nasdaq sliding 1.7%, the S&P 500 dropping 1.1% and the DJIA declining 0.6% overnight.

2025-03-19T01:59:23+0000

USD/JPY

Trade of the week: short USD/JPY

Since we expect the Bank of Japan to hike its rates further and sooner than many expect, we would like to sell USD/JPY on a bounce back to ¥152.60, with a stop loss at ¥154.80, and a downside target at ¥140.80.

2025-02-17T12:45:24+0000